Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Michigan
End of Watch: Friday, August 5, 1910
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 1, 1910
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Sheriff Dull succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained five days earlier while attempting to arrest a suspect who had robbed a man and then thrown the man off of a train. As Sheriff Dull approached the suspect, the man produced a gun and shot him. Sheriff Dull was taken to Robinwood Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was captured a short time later.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on August 17, 1910. He was also wanted for murder in Ontario, Canada.
Sheriff Dull had been sheriff for 8 years and was serving his third term.